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FEBRUARY 2010: NEWS – MEDIA - ISSUES Famous Last Words
A special thanks to Catherine Deveny, Di Rolle, Lisa Kendal, Barb Cole, Patty Kinnersly, Deb Bain, Bianca Sacco and Ros Alexander for making a big contribution to our efforts to fund Ballarat’s Meals for Homeless People (Breezeway) over the Christmas and New Year period.
MEDIA:
HOUSING - HOMELESSNESS: TIME is of the essence. For homeless Australians, the 105,000 on the Australian Bureau of Statistics count and likely thousands more sleeping rough, living in boarding houses, emergency accommodation or bumming a room from friends or relatives, those five words couldn be more profound. Australian July 9 2009 - No place to call home.doc IN THE chill of winter, anyone returning to a warm home at night can count their blessings. Its a time to think about the many Australians who do not have a place to call home — often through no fault of their own. The range and numbers of people hurt by the housing crisis are startling. The Age July 7 2009 - Dickensian disgrace points to accommodation crisis.doc IN THE June quarter, Victorias public housing waiting list grew again — by 1120 households — bringing the number of applicants to 38,980 The Age June 21 2009 - Slumlords are a symptom of an ailing system.doc POVERTY: A new study shows that social and economic inequality has psychological and hormonal effects that cause destructive patterns of behaviour. See The Australian May 9 - Fair go nation has gone.doc
YOUTH: AN underclass of young Australians is battling depression, booze, drugs, and poor health, according to a landmark study. See The Age 16 August 2008 - Youth Alcohol & Drug - Escaping life.doc
THE BIG ISSUE: The Big Issue is a fortnightly independent current affairs and entertainment magazine sold on the street by homeless and other marginalised people. The magazine enables the vendors to earn their own income - they buy the magazine for $2.50 and sell it for $5. Vendors can be found at Myers corner and at the Howitt Street shopping strip. The Light Lounge, Wesley Hall, acts as the distributor and meeting place for vendors.
The Big Issue has also recently launched The Ballarat Street Socceroos. The program gives men and women of all ages and abilities an opportunity to play soccer every week.
Time: 2pm – 4pm Every Tuesday during 2008 Where: Whiteflat Oval - Located beside Yarrowee Creek on Hickman Street near Grant Street, Ballarat.
LIFELINE BALLARAT: has started its bi-annual recruitment for telephone counsellors. Lifeline has been training volunteer telephone counsellors in Ballarat for over 36 years. Lifeline Ballarat is a registered Training organisation. Certificate 1V in Telephone Counselling is an additional option for those who complete the training. For more information Phone: 5332 1009
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